Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-26
The President andaa Second Term

The President antEa.. Second Term.
1t is now said that prominent democrat
ic politician Of Rochester who is also an
intimate personal friend of Mr.. Cleveland,
and knew him well when he was plain Law
yer Cleveland, of Buffalo, recently visited
Washington to talk over the Rochester
postoffice appointment with the President.
The gentleman was one of the most enthusi-
astic boomers for Cleveland in western New
York during MS campaigns ffVrr Governor and
President Mr. Cleveland received him
most cordially and spent en- hour with him
in general conversation, after the immediate
business in hand had been disposed of. They
talked over old times an variety of topics
came up Finally the Rochesterian rose to
withdraw and remarked to the President
that he had not been in Washington for
twenty years snd did not care to come
again. unless" he added, ~ should come
down TO SEQ you inaugurated for second
term"
The President Immediately replied, with
great emphasis and apparent sincerity My
dear Colonel, if you wait for that event you
will never come"
The Rochester man....protested, but the
President, putting his hand on his visitors
arm, said mo earthly consideration could
induce me TO accept another term. When
finish my present term Of Office | expect to
retire from public life.n
The visitor Gays he left the Presidents
presence fully impressed with Mr.. Cleve-
lands sincerity and seriousness in what he
said. The conversation was repeated to
Buffalo friend, who happened to be in Ro
chester one day last week.
The Buffalo Neacs publishes the following
reply to o. telegram OF inquiry as to the
truth Of he statement that Col. Dorsheimer
had seen letter written by President Cleve-
land positively refusing TO candidate for a
second term:
To The "Ne,cS," Buffalo: There is no
letter mentioned WILLIAM DoRsHEIMER.
New YORK, April 25.
The following card from Mr.. Dorsheimer
appeared in the New York Star to-day.
"In view of the reports which have been
sent out by the Washington correspon-
dents of some western newspapers | think
it proper to make the following statement:
In January last the President said to me
that he had been contemplating the making
Of public declaration which would take
him out of the field IS q candidate in 1888.
He said that he was led TO this conclusion
not only by personal considerations, but be-
cause he thought such a course would relieve
him from imputatious which were daily
cast upon him, and which intertered with
his usefulness in Office. After listening to
the Presidents observations and supposing
tha. he wished an expression of my opinion,
told him that thought such declaration
would be very unwise, and that it would
increase his perplexities rather than dimin.
ish them. | also said it was not for him
to say whether he would be & candidate for
reelection or not that that was matter
to be decided by the democracy who had
honored him greatly, and who had q right
to his services if they desired them. l also
urged that no tradition would be broken by
his candidacy for q second term. and that it
might be most important to his party and
the country that he should be reelected.
After long conversation upon this subject,
the effect of which was as l have stated, the
matter was dropped and has not since been
alluded to except in q casual manner.
have never had in my possession letter
from the President with reference to Sec
ond term, nor have | seen such letter or
the draft of one l have not been in Wash
ington since the 4th of March. If the Pres
ident has arrived ct the determination sug-
gested in his conversation with me last Jan.
uary, Go not know it, But, knowing we'll
his character, l am confident that if he
thinks it his duty to decline denomination
he will make his intention public in way
which will render misunderstanding of it
impossible. In common with other personal
friends, and, as [ believe, with the great
body of the democracy and a large part of
the independent and republican voters,
sincerely hope that Mr. Cleveland will ac-
cent the nomination which, according TO
present appearances, will be rendered to him
without serious dissent"
Mrs Margaret Arnold, native of Rich